From a $100 Swatch to a $20,000 Rolex, these are the watches worn by the most powerful people in business and finance

For many in the worlds of business and finance, the watch is the ultimate status symbol. Junior bankers use their first bonus to buy a brand new Omega, executives compare notes on their newest Rolexes, and Silicon Valley tech bros trade workout data with one another using their Apple Watches.

“A watch can say something without using words. It conveys style, achievement and can be the ultimate icebreaker,” Hamilton Powell, the CEO of Crown & Caliber, an online secondary market for luxury watches.

But what do the world’s most powerful financiers, central bankers, and CEOs wear on their wrists?

Business Insider teamed up with the experts at Crown & Caliber to identify the timepieces of some of the key decision makers in these industries.

From a $100 Swatch worn by one of Europe’s central bank chiefs, to the Wall Street titan sporting a $20,000 Rolex, these are the watches worn by the most powerful people in business and finance.

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